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#22915 - 31/03/07 10:37 AM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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Geoff Hannis
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Here is the current link to the Radio 4 programme about the history of anaesthetics. 
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#22920 - 01/04/07 08:25 PM
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... and here’s another interesting list of important dates relating the story of the history of anaesthesia.
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#22955 - 04/04/07 04:13 PM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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I say Melvyn Bragg out ... and John Sandham in! Lord Bragg calls his show "In Our Time". Any suggestions for John's (...not a Lord, well not yet, anyway)? 
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#22984 - 09/04/07 08:58 AM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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Geoff Hannis
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I'm glad to hear that we do still have some standards, then!
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#22985 - 09/04/07 10:09 AM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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Geoff Hannis
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Meanwhile, here’s another brilliant (?) link. Notice the name, too. A week or so ago, someone was asking about a new name for this forum. OK then, how about “BiomedHope.com”? You know, “free biomed help for everyone” (…especially the dreaded lurkers)!
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#22997 - 09/04/07 10:58 PM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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Anything to say about the future of Biomedical Engineering Geoff? Is there hope or no hope for us?
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#23000 - 10/04/07 08:59 AM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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None whatsoever, I’m afraid, Richard. Best get out while you still can, Mate.
Meanwhile, remember this old thread?
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#26794 - 26/11/07 04:32 PM
Re: The History of Biomedical Engineering
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Back in 1954 Dr. Karl William Edmark (1924-94) was in his last year of residency at Lahey Clinic in Boston when he built his first electronic monitor, a boxy-looking device with a light that flashed every time a patient's heart beat, and set off an alarm if the beat faltered during surgery. He patented the device, which he called a Heartbeat Indicator, and in 1955 set up a corporation (which he named Physio-Control) to handle any income from his invention.
Physio-Control introduced the Lifepak/33 (which weighed 34 pounds, rather than the hoped-for 33) at the annual American Heart Association meeting in November 1968. But not without some last-minute difficulty. The night before the show opened, someone tried to smash two of the units. The devices were also left turned on, draining the batteries. But if a competitor was behind the vandalism (as many believed at the time), the publicity surrounding the "sabotage" made the Lifepak/33 the star of the show!
And the rest, as they say, is history!
Edited by Geoff Hannis (26/11/07 04:48 PM)
Edit Reason: Typo!
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